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hi everyone how's it going these days me im doing good i have been doing the elliptical this week for 45mins and that lets me burn 600 calories. i be so tired after wards i just go to sleep. that elliptical really is addictive that is for sure. but, im gone hang in there.

hi all its a new month and we have done so well in febuary so lets keep up the good work. well for the month of march i'm gonna go 10lbs. i thought i would have reached my goal for march with was to be able to get weighted at the gyno dr i didn't make it as there scale goes up to 350 im almost there. well good luck to everyone:thumbup: and see you all at the finish line:biggrin:

hi everyone how is everyone doing. glad to hear everyone is doing good. oh rose i love ya to and yes ya re my family too. i talk about ya all the time and yet, we have never met and i feel like we have been knowing one another for ever. well speaking as the younger sister of the bunch here ya we do still need our parents. and hell ya i agree with the me time. i give and give and help and help but, right now its about me and me only. me time is good. i have been incorparating the me time in even if its 1/2hr a day. well talk to everyone later.

omg r u ok rose. i know weddings can be so stressful. i want you to take a moment out of every day and just sit there for even 5mins and just take a deep breath and just chill and then go back and finish. well its offical the trip to the bahama's in september of this year for a wk. i have so much to do before them. im still trying to see if i can manage it. but, i do want to go. any who glad to see everyone is doing so good has anyone heard from mattie and allie. well laurel have fun in vagas and win some money. take care all

i so agree i went to the dr and thought i was gonna get a fill but, he said no as im totally restricked in the am-about after 6pm. so most of my eating is after 6. so he changed my plan and wants me to eat a good sized breakfast, and a larger lunch and a smaller dinner and a snack if needed. i have been trying that its hard but, im gonna hang in there.

thanks pete and yes i have been trying every thing but, i thought if i eat less like skipping meals it would make me lose more not. so my dr has changed my meal plan to i eat more in the day time and less in the evening as i have more restriction in the day but, feel like im strarving after 6pm. i think its very hard to eat when your not hungry. but, im gonna stick with it.

hi everyone hows it going. well rose dont worry it will get better. plus laurel is so right as we are much bigger than you. honey you are doing fine. if it makes you feel any better my dr told me i should have lost 50lbs if i was not cutting out meals. well any who i know the meal plan he put me on makes since but, it is a bit harder for me. i tried it today and of course i didn't eat lunch till about 4 but i was running of course. but, i did eat a big Breakfast. its hard for me to eat if im not hungry. but, im gonna try and hang in there. oh and congradulations on the weightloss laurel. so how is the wedding plans going what does your dress look like. and how long is you going to be in vagas.

ok i went to get a fill and the dr said i didn't need one to my suprise i got on there scale and it says i lost 5lbs i was happy but, still fill i should have lost more than that.

hi everyone im here laurel. well i went to get a fill today and dr said i didn't need one as i had lost 5 more lbs so that make me have lost 30lbs. and i shared with him that i thought that i should have lost more than that in 9 weeks. he said it was great and then told me if he gave me his chair to carry around all day i would kill him so be very happy as this is great news. so im happy about that. he changed my meal plan and wants me to eat a med breakfast and a big lunch and a smaller lunch and a snack. so i agreed and he said come back in 8 wks but, should i need a fill before that to come back. so how is everyone else doing. im like you laurel where is everyone at.

good job laurel i think i did ok yesterday. b-4oz oatmeal plain l-4.5oz ham salad w/2.5oz tortilla s-1 egg w/chicken d-s ox tails w/lima Beans, 2spoons of rice

happy belated b-day rose well i go on wednesday for a fill i feel happy about that. i to have to make better food choices. im going to be taking a nutrition class at the hospital maybe that will help me more. i know one think is for sure its hard to cook to seperate meals at least it is in my house. i eat but, more than half of what i use to. so im happy about that. well ladies today i was in my shop and kept eyeing this jogging suit that was there so i tried it on again and to my surprise i could fit it. it was a 2x it fit very snug in the pants but, i got in it and could still breath. so i guess those inches are adding up after all. well hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.:tt2:

thanks guys for the advice and support gonna try and get more good calories in and see what happens. suprisingly my dr's office called to get me in on wednsday im happy about that. well keep ya fingers crossed that i can get a few lbs off with this one. althought i was at my store today and wanted to try this out fit on so i did and to my suprise it fit. so i guess the inches is doing some thing.:sneaky:

good job ibtrouble, glad you feel good i called my dr but, couldn't get through so im going to try again tomorrow and see what happens.

thanks diet peach and all others that responded. well diet peah my dr does fills every 6wks so im even slower. i hope it gets better for real. im glad im not the only one going through this or i would really be pissed. well thanks everone again for the support i have to call my dr back tomorrow to see if i can come in early for a fill.

hi everybody, i have been dieing to go to las vagas for some reason or another. well rose did you get your fill yet, what about you laurel. after attending my support meeting and speaking with the nurse p she said i need a little fill. so im gone call them after lunch and see if they can squeeze me in. she also told me that i may not be eating enough as i told her im always tired. plus i got on the scale the other day and im only down 2lbs in 3wks since getting a fill. and i must say ladies that really hurt as im going to the gym and every thing and that is all i lost and i was sick to felt like i lost all my will power right at that moment. but, im ok now i guess i just needed to talk to someone or for someone to just listen. well back to the gym today and back on track:smile: talk to ya later.

congradulations doxie im going to call my dr in the morning and see if they can fit me in for a second fill. i think i need one i went to the monthly lapband support meeting and was speaking with the nurse p and she said i might need a small fill. so im gonna call them and see what happends.

thanks for the infromation doxie i use to watch that show last year and just havent got into it this year. i need to start watching it again. does anyone ever watch ruby. i like that show i think they need to get one for lapband.

thanks smsmithhart and doxie for the advice. im going to try that and see if that works i guess im scared of eating like i use to so i hardly eat thinking that will make it come off yet it isn't its only making me lose slow or not at all. i will keep everyone posted on how im doing. but, doxie doesn't 1500 sound like a lot for a band person. i always wonder how many calories everyone is eating. i just want to do good yet, i feel like a failure for real. well thanks again for the support.

b-slim fast shake l-1 c noodle soup d-4pieces mini chix, 1c butter beans s-1c soup

ok i feel like im losing my mind. i went and got on the scale today and noticed that it said i lost 2lbs. i felt so angry i could have throwed the dr's scale out the window. i mean i have been busting my ass and for what 2 freakin lbs. i have been banded for 9wks now and all i have lost is 22lbs. and 2 of those was after i got the fill 3wks ago. now im sitting here feeling like i wasted my time even getting the band. and i do know that its a slow process but, i was told that you lose 1-2lbs a wk. i lost 2 in 3wks. hell im at the gym all the time and hardly eating and this is all its doing. i feel like a failure for real. and im much bigger than most so i should be lossing more than this. well thanks all for letting me rant and rave.

welcome dietpeach and that would be fine.

i feel the same way. i thought i should have lost more than what i have. i have had 1 fill and i lose here and there. how ever i have lost inches. but, at my weightloss center they dont weigh in inches they do pounds. im gone hang in there i go for my seconde fill in march hopefully that one will work. yes i do get discourage as i know im doing what im supose to and im just losing inches. its a bit over whelming.:tongue2:

hi everybody im here. got back this morning about 9am it was a very nice trip. i walked alot and worked out that the gym the hotel had one. i did eat some and feel ok with it and i shopped alot. i know what you mean allie about thinking you would have lost more. did you gamble while in atlanitic city laurel. rose i to had wine and it was ok. i had a nice v-day. palm springs rose that sounds really romantic. well im back and back on program i agree we all need to stay together. im still not happy to see the scale not moving but, i do see that im losing inches. im working on it though. have a good day all where is matty?

good morning all hope every one is doing great this morning. well im will be leaving tonight going to nyc for the weekend. going shoping for my kids and things that's my mini valetines get away. im excited i look to travel. other than that im doing ok. funny story last month i went and bought new panties right well yesterday i had a pair on an my old man looked and said what is wrong with your panties i said what he responded did you lose the bathroon in them why are they hanging like that. then he goes put your close on. i go to the mirror and it just was sad it looked like a baby's diaper would after they have had it on for a while and used the bathroom a few times. so i went and bought a smaller size. i seem to be lossing alot of inches vs weight. i guess thats good. happy v-day everyone and have a great weekend talk to everyone on monday.

b-5ozs chicken salad, 1c grape juice l- orange protein shake d- 1c shaghetti w/ 4 turkey meat balls s- 1/2c cereal, 1/4 milk _____________________ 1431 calories eaten - 410 calories burned at gym ______________________ = 1021 calories after 37ozs drank